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Key Information (Dictionary Entry)

Key Information (Dictionary Entry)

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Cryptography

Term

Key Information

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Definitions

Key information is information about a particular key that includes all the keying material associated with that key and associated metadata relating to that key.

Related Terms

  • Cryptographic Key

  • Keying Material Component Term

  • Metadata Component Term

Quotes

Key information is information about a particular key that includes all the keying material associated with that key and associated metadata relating to that key.

(Barker, 2020, p. 6)

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